Paris -Dominic Thiem receives “reinforcement” from Austria for the French Open in Paris, which begins on Sunday with the main competition: Sebastian Ofner, who recently turned 26, also took the third qualifying hurdle on Thursday and defeated the Italian Alessandro Giannessi (ATP No. 173 ) after 1:59 hours with 6:4.1:6.6:2. After 15 unsuccessful attempts, Ofner is in the main competition of one of the four tennis majors for the second time. In 2017, the Styrian reached the third round in Wimbledon.